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Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Poem Rewrite: This Old Tree

I originally started this poem in 2004, a time when I struggling to get on my feet. Last night I finished it. Here it is. I attached a photo taken 20 years ago that must have unconsciously inspired me.

This Old Tree

The old oak treestands talland crooked.Its cracked,coarse andweathered surfacereflects the assault of the seasons.

In defiance,the tree stretches,growsand moves skyward.Its rootsreach around rocky obstacles,firmly anchoring itself to the earth,exerting strength and desire,forcing its viabilityto grow into yet another season.